Cross-bearer.



PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

A. E. OSTRANDER. CROSS BEARER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 29, 1906.

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ALLEN E. OS'IRANDER, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN .CAR8: FOUNDRY'COMPANY. OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A, CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

C'ROSS-BEARER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov; 20, 1906.

. Application filed March 29, 1906. Serial No. 308,744-

To It nflmm it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN E. OSTRANDER, a citizen of the United States,residing-at Paterson, New Jersey-, have invented a certain new anduseful Ir'n rovement in Cross- Bearcrs, of which the fol owing is afull, clear, and exact description, such: as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the'accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in Which Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view through a carprovided with a cross-bearer embodying the features of my invention.Fig.2 is a plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailsectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detailsectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

This invention. relates to cross-bearers for cars and the objectofmyinvention is to provide a cross-bearer possessing great strength andwhich can be manufactured cheaply.

Referring to the drawings, which repre-. sent the preferred form ,of myinvention,1 designates the center sills of the car, which I have hereinshown as consisting of I-beams, and 2 designates the side sillsconsisting of angles. The cross-bearer is made up of pressedchannels ordiaphragms 3, projecting laterally from the, center sills and arrangedwith their flanges projecting in opposite directions, and oia hragms 4,interposed between the center sills, The webs of the channels 3 at theirinner ends are bent at right angles tothe body portions of said channelsto form wi-ngs 5, through which rivets 6 pass to connect said channelsto the center sills, and the outer ends ofthe channels are connected tothe side sills '2- by rivets 7 passing through the bottom flanges 8 ofthe channels and through the horizontal legs of the angles which formthe sidesills.

The side walls 9 of the car carry the load and are provided withinterior posts con sisting of angles 10, and the inwardly-projectinglegs of-said angles a-relconnected tothe webs of the channels 3 byrivets 11. The diaphragms '4, which are interposed between the centersills, are of substantially box shape, and the end flanges .of saiddiaphragms are connected to the center sills by the same rivets 6' whichconnect the inner ends of the channels 3 to the centersilgls..

tending members connected to the center .interposed between the centersills,

upwardly-projecting 1e s 15, which are con-.

nected to the webs of t e channels 3 and to the webs of the diaphra ms 4by'rivets 1-6. 6 5

At thecenter sills the egs of "the troughshaped member 1 4 are severedand bent at right angles to form flanges 17, which are connected to'thebottom flanges of the I- beam center sills by rivets 18, or, if desired,said legs can be connected by an angle riveted to both pieces. The outerend portions of said trough-shaped member are contracted, as shown at 19in Figs. 1 andfl, to present afinisheda pearance and also impart greaterstrengt to said member, and the legsof said member at its opposite endsare also severed and bent outwardly to form flanges 20, said flangesbeing connected by an integral portion at the end of said troughshapedmembe so that practically continuous flanges'are formed at its outerends for connecting it to the horizontal legs of the side sill angles bythe rivets 7. Another object of slotting the sills for the cover-plateor compression-plate 12 is to enable the floor to,- rest directly on thecenter sills and thereby provide a clear space under the floor to receive the pipes, wires, &c., of the car.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. In a car provided with center sills,a cross-bearer comprising pairs of laterally-exsills and to the sides ofthe car, a diaphragm a compression-plate connected to saidlaterally-extending members and to said diaphragm, and a contlnuoustension member arranged between said pairs of laterally-extendingmembers and being connected thereto and to the diaphragm and fastened atits outer ends to, the side sills of the car; substantially asdescribed.

2 In a carprovided with center sills, a

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cross-bearer comprising a plurality of members connected at their innerends to the cen- .ter sills and at their outer ends to the sides of thecar, a diaphragm interposed between the I center sills, acompression-plate connected to said members and to said diaphragm, and acontinuous trough-shaped tension member having its legs secured to saidmembers and to the diaphragm; substantially as described.

3. In a car provided with centersills, a cross-bearer com rising aplurality of channels projecting l aterally from each center sill, acontinuous compression-plate connected to the upper flanges ofsaid-channels, and a continuous trough-shaped tension member havingitslegs secured to the webs of said channels; substantially as described.

4. In a car provided with centersills, a cross-bearer comprising aplurality of channels extending laterally from each sill and arrangedwith their flanges projecting outwardly a compression-plate connected tothe upper flanges of said channels, and a continuous trough-shapedtension member having its legs secured to the inner faces of the webs ofsaid channels; substantially as described.

5. In a car provided with center sills, a cross-bearer comprising aplurality of channels connected to each center sill and arranged withtheir flanges projecting outwardly, means for connecting said channelsto the sidesof the car, box-shaped diaphragms interposed between thecenter sills ofthe car, a continuous compression-plate connected to theupper flanges of the channels and to the diaphragms, a trough-shapedtension member connected to the webs of said channels,

and diaphragms, and flanges on said tension member for connecting thesame to the center sills and to the side sills of the car; substantiallyas described. I

6. In a car provided with center sills, a cross-bearer comprising pairsof channels connected to the center sills and projecting laterallytherefrom, diaphragms' mterposed between the center sills, .acompression-plate connected to said channels and diaphragms and passingthrough slots in the center sills, a trough-shaped tension member havingits legs secured to the webs of the channels and diaphragms, and acontinuous flange at each end of said tension member for connecting thesame to the side sills of the car, the outer ends of said tensionmemberbeing contracted;

' substantially as described.

7. In a car provided with center sill a cross-bearer comprisinglaterally-extending the center sills and connected ito said mem-' bersand to the diaphragms substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature, in the presence oftwo Witnesses, this 20th day of March, 1906.

ALLEN QSTRANDER.

Witnesses: HAROLD KVSMITH, ROBT. G. JEFFERY.

